Clip-bolt for whiffletrees



Mad m H. REINHOLD &' A. SCHRBIBER. Clip-Bolt for Whiffletrees.

No. 233,281. Patented Oct. 12, 1880.

WITNESSES y; M 07: o/(W @MMMM ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

HERMANN REINHOLD AND AUGUST SOHREIBER, OF DAVENPORT, IOWA.

CLIP-BOLT FOR WHIFFLETREES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 233,281, dated October 12, 1880.

Application filed July 24, 1880. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, HERMANN BEINHOLD and AUGUST SoHREIBER, both of Davenportcity, in the county of Scott and State of Iowa, have invented a newtand valuable Improvement in Clip-Bolts; and we do hereby declare that the. following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a sectional view of a clip, showing the bolt with the ears out. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same with the ears in; and Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 are details.

This invention has relation to clip-bolts for double-trees and single-trees; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of a bolt having a forked end, a recess in the bottom of the fork, and two stop-ears pivoted in the fork and provided with an intermediate spring to separate. them' automatically, and with end lugs to engage the ends of the recess in the bottom of the fork and prevent the cars from being pressed out too far by the action of the spring, all as hereinafter shown and described.

In the accompanyingdrawings, the letlerA designates a double-tree; B, the clip, and G the bolt, having an ordinary flanged head, D. The point of the bolt is rounded and formed with a squared cleftor fork, a, whereof the branches 1) have plain inside walls parallel with each other, and perforations 0 near their ends for the insertion of the pivot d, which serves to connect the stop ears 0 thereto. These stop-ears are rounded at the outer end, and halved also at this end, as shown at 9, so as to work freely together, and at the same time to fill up the end of the fork. Through these halved ends the pivot 01 passes, and below these ends, on the inside of each ear e, is formed a 1'ecess,h, for the reception of the end of an intermediate spring, .9, which serves to separate the cars, so that their outer angular portions or stops, It, will project from the slot or fork of the *bolt when not compressed by external force. I

In the bottom of the fork is formed arecess, I, having short end walls, a, extending betweenthe branches of the fork, and the stop-ears e are provided with small lugs 0', which extend into the recess l, and when the ears 6 are expanded serve to prevent them from being pushed out too far from the fork of the bolt. The lower ends, it, of the ears are circularly rounded from the pivot-center, so as to move neatly in close relation to the end walls, a, of the recess in the fork, keeping the opening closed to dust and other extraneous matter. When applied this belt will catch immediately and will stay firmly in place.

What we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A clip-bolt having a forked end and a recess, 1, formed in the bottom thereof, the stopears 6, pivoted together in the fork and having the recesses h and end lugs, r, the intermediate spring, s, seated in said recesses to separate the ears automatically, and the end lugs, r, engaging the ends of said recess l, substantially as specified.

In testimony that we claim the above we have hereunto subscribed our names in the presence of two witnesses.

HERMANN REINHOLD. AUGUST SOHREIBER. Witnesses:

HENRY SGHROEDER, HENRY ABEL. 

